1. Small Business and Special Surveys Division Statistics Canada OECD Structural Business Statistics Expert Meeting Paris May 10-11, 2007

2. Uses of Business Statistics  2005/06 User Uses Program Review Document  Identifies all STC program outputs (Business and Social) by subject matter division  Listed for each output (as applicable):  Statutory requirements / Statutory instruments  Ongoing contractual obligations  Policy and Public interest / Interest groups  Cost of program output

3. Uses of Business Statistics  Notes:  Evergreen document  Does not include cost recovery projects - More than $100M annually  Statutory Requirements - Surveys not explicitly stated in acts identified (Data expectation)  Presentation will focus on Policy and Public Interest (Full document available on OECD website)

4. Business Statistics Outputs  System of National Accounts  21 Program outputs  Statutory requirements = 12  Ongoing contractual obligations = 3  Policy and public interest = 10  Note1: A program output can satisfy more than 1 usage  Note2: Many surveys can feed into a single program output

5. Business Statistics Outputs  System of National Accounts  Statutory requirements include:  Fiscal Arrangements Act, IMF, HST  Contractual Requirements include  Non-profit Institutions Satellite Account  Cabinet funding for the Voluntary Sector Initiative  Environmental Accounts and Surveys  Interdepartmental Program Research Initiative  Environmental Indicators Initiative  Cabinet funding for indicators on air and water quality and greenhouse gas emissions

6. Business Statistics Outputs  System of National Accounts  Policy and Public Interest  GDP  Provincial Gov’ts  Forecasting & fiscal frameworks; Dep’t of Finance & BoC in policy analysis  Dep’t of Finance & BoC  Policy analysis  Core Environment Statistics Program  General public  Annual Pub on environmental issues

7. Business Statistics Outputs  System of National Accounts  Policy and Public Interest  Balance of Payments  Researchers  Relationship between Foreign Direct Invest. & Trade  Monthly Canadian Economic Observer  Analysts  Monthly Pub containing forward looking indicators

8. Business Statistics Outputs  System of National Accounts  Policy and Public Interest  Quarterly Labour Productivity  BoC, Finance Canada and financial community  Indicator of inflation and standard of living  Multifactor Productivity  BoC, Industry Can & Finance Can  Productivity indicator  Micro & Macroeconomic Research  Researchers  Research on selected topics

9. Business Statistics Outputs  Business and Trade Statistics  56 Program outputs  Statutory requirements = 50  Contractual obligations = 10  Policy and public interest = 17  Note1: A program output can satisfy more than 1 usage  Note2: Many surveys can feed into a single program output

10. Business Statistics Outputs  Business and Trade Statistics  Statutory requirements include:  Fiscal Arrangements Act, IMF, International Energy Agency & OECD, SNA, CPI, Corporations Returns Act, NAFTA, Statistics Act- Census of Agr, Can Transportation Act, Trans & grain handling regulations

11. Business Statistics Outputs  Business and Trade Statistics  Contractual Requirements include  Imports/Exports & Balance of Trade  MOU with the US for exchange of trade data  Exporter Registry  DFAIT & Team Can to monitor fluctuations of trade  National Wealth and Capital Stock  BoC as an indicator of capacity & inflation  SME Financing Data Initiative  Finance Can to measure demand & supply of financing

12. Business Statistics Outputs  Business and Trade Statistics  Contractual Requirements include  Annual Agriculture crop & livestock statistics  Agriculture and Agri-Food Can to meet core data needs  Socio Economic Indicators of Connectedness  Inter-departmental Research Initiative to collect data on internet use, E-commerce & technology  Information System for Science & Technology  Inter-departmental Research Initiative  Collect data to support international comparisons

13. Business Statistics Outputs  Business and Trade Statistics  Contractual Requirements include  Biotechnology Statistics  Treasury Board Can Biotechnology Strategy  Data to support international comparisons

14. Business Statistics Outputs  Business and Trade Statistics  Policy & Public Interest include  Monthly Surveys (Manufacturing / Retail Trade / Wholesale Trade / New Motor Vehicles)  BoC, Finance Can, Financial community  Setting gov’t monetary and fiscal policy  Indexes (CPI / Industrial Product Price Index)  BoC, Finance Can, Financial community  Setting gov’t monetary and fiscal policy

15. Business Statistics Outputs  Business and Trade Statistics  Policy & Public Interest include  Import / Export & Balance of Trade  BoC, Finance Can, Financial community  Setting gov’t monetary and fiscal policy & in trade & tariff negotiations  Fed & Prov Gov’t & private sector  Decisions on production, marketing and investment

16. Business Statistics Outputs  Business and Trade Statistics  Policy & Public Interest include  Exporter Registry  Financial analysts  Understanding impact of imports / exports to industry, employment & province  Understanding determinants of export success & productivity

17. Business Statistics Outputs  Business and Trade Statistics  Policy & Public Interest include  Survey of Deposit-Accepting Intermediaries  BoC, Finance Can, Financial community  Understanding products & services of this rapidly growing sector  Market Research Handbook  Researchers, economists, academics & private sector  Locating markets, tracking market share & assessing competitive position

18. Business Statistics Outputs  Business and Trade Statistics  Policy & Public Interest include  Agriculture Statistics (Annual Income & Price Statistics / Sub-annual Farm Income & Price Statistics, Sub-annual Crop Statistics, Sub-annual Livestock Statistics)  Agriculture & Agri-Food Can & other Gov’t Departments  Farm Income Forecast; policy development; production & price analysis; economic research

19. Business Statistics Outputs  Business and Trade Statistics  Policy & Public Interest include  Socio-economic Indicators of Connectedness  IC, CRTC, Can Heritage, Copyright Board, Can Assoc of Broadcasters, Radio Marketing Bureau, OECD, International Telecommunications Union, National Telecommunication & Information Assoc.  Data on internet use, E-commerce, digital divide, telecommunications, cable, broadband technology

20. Business Statistics Outputs  Business and Trade Statistics  Policy & Public Interest include  Information System for Science & Technology – IC, NRCan, Health Can, Interdepartmental Science ADM Cmt, Granting Councils, Can Biotechnology Strategy, Provincial Gov’ts, OECD, National Science Foundation, Assoc. of Universities & Colleges  Indicators of science & technology